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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4, Eclipse Plumage.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many brothers did Simon Ondaatje have?
(a) 5.
(b) 4.
(c) 6.
(d) 3.

2. How many yards did the porch run along the front of the old governor's home?
(a) 45.
(b) 50.
(c) 75.
(d) 100.

3. At the beginning of the section "The Passions of Lalla," where did Michael say his grandmother died?
(a) On a boat.
(b) At a jacaranda tree.
(c) In her bed.
(d) In an automobile accident.

4. How far could a thalagoya leap from a tree to the ground?
(a) 20 ft.
(b) 10 ft.
(c) 5 ft.
(d) 40 ft.

5. On page 24, what time was it when Michael sat in the old governor's home in Jaffna?
(a) 4:00 p.m.
(b) 3:00 p.m.
(c) 1:15 p.m.
(d) 2:15 p.m.

Short Answer Questions

1. During what months did Michael's grandparents move to Nuwara Eliya?

2. When did Michael's ancestor first arrive in Ceylon?

3. What color were the walls in the old governor's home when the Dutch first built the house?

4. What was Doris's favorite song in the 1920s?

5. Where did Lalla claim she was born?

(see the answer key)

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